Trotter named ACC linebacker of the week

CLEMSON, S.C. – Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. has been named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his performance in Clemson’s game against South Carolina on Saturday. Trotter’s selection is Clemson’s 12th weekly accolade of the season and gives the …

CLEMSON, S.C. — Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. has been named ACC Linebacker of the Week for his performance in Clemson’s game against South Carolina on Saturday. Trotter’s selection is Clemson’s 12th weekly accolade of the season and gives the Tigers a total of 565 ACC weekly honors since 1968.

The honor is Trotter’s second of the season, joining his selection following a superlative performance against Florida State in October. He joins B.J. Goodson (2015), Dorian O’Daniel (2017) and James Skalski (2021) as the only Clemson players in the last 10 years to earn multiple ACC Linebacker of the Week awards in a single season.

Last week, Trotter recorded eight tackles (plus a ninth per coaches’ film review), 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup and an interception he returned 35 yards for a touchdown. The defensive touchdown was Clemson’s first of the 2022 season and first since Mario Goodrich’s pick-six in the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl. He also helped Clemson limit South Carolina to 1.7 yards per carry in the contest.

Trotter has blossomed down the stretch of his sophomore campaign. The first-year starter and All-ACC candidate leads Clemson with 74 tackles as credited by the coaching staff and has produced 9.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, six pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble this season. After producing 18 tackles (3.0 for loss) in Clemson’s first six games, the coaches have credited Trotter with 56 stops (6.0 for loss), including four games with nine or more tackles, in Clemson’s six most recent contests.

Shipley, Trotter earn ACC Weekly Honors

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that running back Will Shipley (Running Back of the Week) and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Linebacker of the Week) have earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their performances in …

CLEMSON, S.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that running back Will Shipley (Running Back of the Week) and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Linebacker of the Week) have earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their performances in Clemson’s 34-28 win at Florida State on Saturday.

The selections are Clemson’s sixth and seventh of the season. With the addition of the duo’s honors this week, Clemson has now garnered a total of 560 ACC weekly honors since 1968.

Shipley earned his second ACC Running Back of the Week award of the season and his first since the third game of the season against Louisiana Tech. The selection is his fifth career ACC weekly award including three Rookie of the Week honors in 2021. Shipley becomes the 17th Clemson player since 1968 to earn at least five career ACC weekly awards.

Against Florida State, Shipley recorded a career-high 238 all-purpose yards, including 121 rushing yards on 20 carries, 48 receiving yards on a career-high six receptions and a 69-yard kickoff return. The 238 yards were the highest all-purpose yardage total by a Clemson player since Travis Etienne’s 264 against Boston College in 2020. He also notched his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, improving Clemson to 6-0 in his career in games in which he reaches 100 rushing yards.

Trotter earned his first career ACC weekly award. It was Clemson’s first ACC Linebacker of the Week award since James Skalski was honored for his performance at Pitt last October. Trotter was credited by the gameday stat crew with a career-high 13 tackles. He became the first Clemson player credited by the stat crew with at least 13 tackles since Skalski’s 18 tackles in the aforementioned game at Pitt last season.